About

My name is Rachel Liberty Ferreiro. My mom named me Rachel after one of her favorite soap opera actresses and she named me Liberty because I was born in July during the bicentennial celebration of our country. Since I am a Las Vegas native, I am one of the few that can say that I was born at Women’s Hospital in Las Vegas, NV. I grew up in Boulder City and Green Valley. I graduated Green Valley High School in 1994. After I graduated I started UNLV and College of Southern Nevada as a Hotel Major. At the same time I was working front desk at a resort on the Las Vegas Strip. My Hotel Manager and family friend, Gert Pina, gave me a piece of advice and told me to pick a career that I love. She made me promise that I would finish college and pick a subject to study that interested me. She was right. After 2 semesters of hotel classes, I decided it wasn’t for me.  

My hotel career lead me to transfer over to the Monte Carlo Hotel's front desk to open it in 1996.  I am thankful that I made that decision or I would have never met my husband and step-daughter, Sydney!  Then I seized an opportunity to open the Paris Hotel as a Concierge in 1999.  September 11, 2001, put a lot of things in my life into perspective and I made my college studies more of a priority. I had my first daughter in 2004 and made a life changing decision to quit working in the hotel industry, raise my daughter and get my Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education.  

Once I changed my major to Elementary Education I decided to become a part-time substitute teacher (which quickly turned into full-time) at Tony Alamo Elementary School to work with Jerri Mausbach as a mentor and principal. I worked with the Literacy Specialist, guest teaching wherever I was needed, and worked in the Resource Room with special education students. I couldn’t have asked for a better learning experience. I graduated from UNLV in August 2005. I was honored to accept the job for the 2005-2006 school year at Tony Alamo ES teaching 2nd grade. I was even more honored when I found out that I had been chosen to be on the ISP (Inclusion Schools Project) team. ISP focuses on including special education students in the mainstream classroom. I worked very closely with the Primary Special Education teacher, Mrs. Kari Bastin. I can’t say enough about her. I wouldn’t have made it through the year without her.

I was diagnosed with stage 2 Melanoma Cancer in 2005.  I had a mole on my head that I had my entire life and it changed after the birth of my first child.  I was fortunate to have it surgically removed successfully.  My sentinel node biopsy came out clear, meaning that the cancer did not spread to my lymph nodes.  Dr. Mary Allison, Oncologist and the best doctor I could be blessed with, monitored my care with PET (Radioactive) scans, blood tests, and regular visits for 5 years.  I have officially graduated from having to see her now that I have 5 years under my belt!  If there is one thing that I could share about my experience it is to protect yourself from the sun and check your skin regularly for moles and/or freckles and to see your dermatologist every 6 months.  Also, don't sweat the small stuff and your true friends and family are worth more than any amount of money.  For more info on Melanoma Cancer check out http://www.melanomafoundation.org/.

We welcomed another little girl in December, 2006. After much thought, I decided to stay home to raise my daughters for the 2007-2008 school year. I returned to teaching 2nd grade at Roger D. Gehring Elementary School in 2008 and have enjoyed teaching there ever since. We welcomed another child (a son this time) in November, 2010.

So with a house full of kids and a puggle named Jasper, my husband and I have our hands full with managing the homestead along with our web marketing business.